Sherbrooke, a captive insurer for nursing homes, built proprietary software to price risk and underwrite policies. Three insiders—including the CTO who created the software—allegedly decided to spin up a competing insurer and started using that same software to run it.
Sherbrooke sued, claiming trade secret misappropriation.
The district court dismissed the claim, saying Sherbrooke hadn’t
Ontario’s Working for Workers Four Act, 2024 changes the Employment Standards Act.
From January 1, 2026, employers with 25 or more employees must say in any publicly advertised job posting if AI is used to screen, assess, or select applicants. You must also include the same note in any associated application form.
This sits beside other new posting rules, such as pay
Yesterday, I talked about the obligations that employers have to preserve data. But let’s switch gears; in an employment discrimination claim brought against a company, an employee’s AI usage is fair game for discovery.
And by not asking for it in litigation, you just might be missing out.
ChatGPT alone has over 700 million weekly
I recently got back from the American Bar Association Annual Labor & Employment Law Conference — an event I’ve talked about before on this blog.
There were a number of great CLE programs — far too many to list. Not surprisingly, Generative AI remained a hot topic and the sessions caused me to continue to
2025 has delivered a series of powerful—and practical—employment law decisions. These five cases carry direct lessons for every California employer, especially in areas where minor missteps can lead to major liability.
1. Iloff v. Bridgeville Properties, Inc. – California Supreme Court (2025) – “Good Faith” Requires Real Effort
This case involved a handyman who performed
Key Takeaways:
“You deserve someone who loves you for who you are, not who they want you to be.”
Chief Information Officer Katherine Lowry and Partner Susan Kayser took part in a panel titled “AI Solutions and Tools: Tech and Fashion as Natural Partners” at the Luxury Law Summit New York, Nov. 12, 2025. The session examines all the ways that AI is used in the fashion industry, including in the areas of customer
If you’re fighting this hard to hide a file, everyone already knows what’s in it.
You know the type. They argue every privilege, invent new ones, insist
You can’t policy your way to happy employees. But Target sure is trying.